De vragen die gesteld gaan worden voor zover de tijd dat toestaat zijn:
1. You have missed Christmas and Easter with your family and friends – how have you celebrated big events in space?
2. We have seen videos of you playing about in microgravity on the ISS – what is your favourite thing to do when ‘weightless?’
3. From your elevated advantage point, looking down on the Earth, has your perception of the events on our planet, such as conflicts and wars been altered? Does the change in perception give any insight that we could learn from?
4. Having spent many months looking at the Earth from afar, where is the first place you would go for a family holiday when you get home?
5. Over 500 astronauts have been into space, but only 12 have set foot on the moon. Do you think that we will return people to the moon again in the future? How will your research on the ISS help us if we did?
6. We have learned about your experiments on how the human body adapts to conditions in space. How will the research improve our quality of life on Earth?
7. Taking into account Einstein’s theory of relativity, do you think you are aging slower because you are travelling faster then the Earth?
8. I often stare into the inky blackness of space and wonder if the universe is expanding, then what is it expanding into? Has your time in space given you any insight?
9. Is the sunrise more spectacular from your perspective?
10. After 6 years of training to be an astronaut, I bet it’s all been worth it. The experiments you are doing are amazing, but did you ever struggle with Science at school? What would you say to anyone that finds it difficult?
11. How do you get your air in space? Do you bring it up in tanks, or do you make it in the space station, if so, how? Also, do you have a special ‘space mixture’ of air or is it the same as we have on earth?
12. Do you and the other astronauts onboard control the space station, or is it controlled from Earth?
13. Research shows that your sleeping position can affect the kind of dreams that you have. Have you noticed any difference in your sleep patterns or dreams during your time in space?
14. I am reading ‘The Astronaut’s Handbook’ at the moment, which is fascinating. If you could take one thing into space to make life more comfortable, or easier, what would it be?
15. We have enjoyed listening to your music choices on ‘Space Rocks’ – what is your all-time favourite song to listen to in space?
16. How do you keep the temperature constant inside the space station?
17. What would happen to a goldfish if you took it up to the ISS? Would it just float around in a bubble of water?
18. Do you have a special ‘space mixture’ of air or is it the same as we have on earth?
19. How will your research on the ISS help us return people to the moon?

1. Esme (Reception): How can I come and see you?
2. Kitty (Year 4): If you blow a bubble in space what shape will it be and will it last long?
3. Olivia (Year 5): How do you communicate with people down below?
4. Amelie (Year 5): Are your space clothes itchy or soft?
5. Libby (Year 5): Although you are with other members up in the ISS do you ever get lonely?
6. Grace (Year 5): What would happen to a balloon in the ISS that isn’t attached to a string?
7. Zach (Year 6): Does helium work the same in space?
8. Ethan (Year 6): How tall are you now on the ISS?
9. Jack (Year 2): Is there space candy?
10. Dalton (Reception): How do you get home from the space station?
11. Ethan (Year 2): What are washing machines like in space and how do you clean your clothes?
12. Ruth (Year 2): What does the Earth look like at night from the ISS?
13. Millie (Year 2): What does space smell like?
14. Maizy (Year 5): How often do you look out of the window to see planet earth?
15. Olivia (Year 5): What is the best thing about the countdown and why?
16. Caitlin (Reception): How do you stop your food from floating?
17. Olivia (Year 5): What is the best thing about being in zero gravity?
18. Chloe (Year 2): What is it like in space at night time?
19. Mackenzie (Year 3): How many miles up are you and why?
20. Olivia (Year 5): What happens to your organs in space?

1. Davide: What do you drink or eat in the space station?
2. Alessio: What do you miss of earth?
3. Veronica: How do you feel when you watch out the space station? Do you like the landscape?
4. Elisa: Why do you want travel in the space?
5. Halima E.: Have you got a doctor? What do you do if you are ill?
6. Alessia: How do you wash yourself?
7. Luca: What do you spend your free time?
8. Matteo: By what means did you get in the space station?
9. Angelica: When you know that you left for the space, how did you feel?
10. Irene: When did you go to the space for the first time?
11. Giacomo: How long have you been studying and training to become an astronaut?
12. Aisha: How do you wash yourself and what about your physiological needs?
13. Cristal: How many nationalities are there on the mission? What language do you speak?
14. Vittoria: What temperatures are there out of the ISS?
15. Diego: Is moving difficulty on the ISS?
16. Rachele: Which is the best thing you have seen from space?
17. Eros: Do you practice sport on the ISS?
18. Giuseppe: Is it possible to cultivate anything on the ISS?
19. Daniel: Is sleeping easy as on Earth?
20. Alberto: What are you studying in this mission?

It is time to start listening to space. To celebrate the upcoming launch of the three Fly Your Satellite! student-built CubeSats into low Earth orbit, ESA’s Education office challenges the amateur radio community to listen out for the tiny satellites.

The first three radio amateurs to send a recorded signal from either AAUSAT4, E-st@r-II or OUFTI-1 will receive a prize from ESA’s Education Office.

The satellites will be launched on 22 April onboard the Soyuz VS-14 flight from the European Spaceport in Kourou, French Guiana. Together with CNES’ Microscope scientific satellite, they will be auxiliary payloads in the launch of ESA’s Earth observation satellite Sentinel-1B, the main passenger on this flight.

Fit checks for the CubeSats’ P-POD on ASAP-S

Soon after being deployed into their final orbit, the CubeSats will begin transmitting signals to Earth that can be picked up by anyone with common amateur radio equipment. ESA challenges anyone to record the signal and send it tocubesats@esa.int, and to the CubeSat team.

For each CubeSat, the first email received for which the signal is confirmed to belong to the CubeSat will be awarded with the following prizes:

ESA Fly Your Satellite! poster

ESA Education goodie bag

Scale 1:1 3D printed model of a CubeSat

Radio Contact Information:
Please consult the following links to obtain specific information for radio contact for each of the three CubeSats.

AAUSAT4

Downlink frequency

437.425 MHz

For more HAM radio information see here.
Contact: aausat4 @ space.aau.dk

E-st@r-II

Downlink frequency

437.485 MHz

For more HAM radio information see here.
Contact: cubesat.team @ polito.it

1. (Lucy – Year 9) – You have mentioned in an earlier call that you have been sleeping very well on the Space Station. Is that still the case or have you found any cumulative effects after four months in space ?

2. (Aeden – Year 10) – As the ISS hosts astronauts from many different nationalities, what public holidays do the crew observe, if any, and how are they chosen?

3. (Anna – Year 11) – St Richards and two of our Primary Project Partner school, Dallington and Vinehall are taking part in the RHS ‘Rocket Science’ Experiment from the Principia Mission. How will the results from this experiment influence future planning for growing similar samples in another planet’s gravity?

4. (Andrew – Year 11) – We have seen the preparation with Heston Blumental of an exciting astronaut menu for the mission – does the food taste the same in space as it did on Earth?

5. (Shona – Year 11) – In a sealed spacecraft like the International Space Station, how is the air quality monitored and controlled?

6. (Luigi – Year 11) – We see the wonderful time lapse images of the ISS orbiting the Earth, but what I like looking at are the stars and making out the constellations. Do you do any astronomical research on the ISS?

7. (Moira – Year 11) – During the mission you yourself are part of experiments using the British designed MMS Cerebral and Cochlear Fluid Pressure Analyser to collect data for the NASA Fluid Shifts investigation. Which aspect of the self-experimentation has been the most interesting or challenging?

8. (Chris – Year 9) – Are there any experiments that rely on naked flames on the ISS? If so, how are they carried out and what low gravity precautions are employed?

9. (Ancy – Year 11) – If I oversleep my parents will wake me up – have you overslept on the ISS and had to be woken up by someone?”

10. (Will – Year 10) – The distance between Bexhill and Brighton is 31 miles with a journey time by car of nearly 50 minutes. How much time would it take for the ISS to do this trip?

11. (Vita – Year 11) – What are the greatest challenges of living in space and in retaining a permanent crew on board the ISS?

12. (Max – Year 10) – You have tweeted some amazing and beautiful images of the aurora. Have you been able to monitor solar flare or CME activity and correlate to the brightness of the aurora?

13. (Ben – Year 11) – How does it feel to be able to see all humanity?

14. (Lucy – Year 9) – Is the ISS affected by the Earth’s magnetic field?

15. (Aeden – Year 10) – On Sunday you will be joining thousands of others in taking part in the London Marathon. What special routines have you trained for this in space?

16. (Anna – Year 11)) – In the London marathon, runners will have natural cooling as the run – how do you regulate your body temperature in a sealed environment such as the IS?.

17. (Andrew – Year 11) – We understand you are taking part in the Skin B research on the ISS? Can you share any interesting findings?

18. (Shona – Year 11) – You have tweeted that having a bacon sandwich and cup of tea on arrival at the ISS was the best welcome possible. What food are you looking forward to on landing?

19. (Luigi – Year 11) – What is special about space suits that help you breathe in space when on an EVA?

Gagarin from space. The session amateur radio communications, Eagle, Russia, direct via RK3EWW
The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be RSØISS
The scheduled astronaut is Oleg Skripochka RN3FU
Contact is a go for 2016-04-16 14:40 UTC

Afhankelijk van de beschikbare tijd komen de onderstaande vragen aan de orde:
1. Allen: What inspired you to become an astronaut?
2. Hailey: What kind of training did you receive to become an astronaut? What were the hardest parts of it?
3. Angela: What do you do in space when you are not working?
4. Sammy: How is sleeping in space different than sleeping in your bed? I read that you have to be strapped into your bunk during missions.
5. Joseph: When you get off a boat, sometimes your legs are really wobbly, does this happen when you come home from space? Do you have to readjust to the heaviness of gravity?
6. Zuriel: On Earth, we get regular check-ups to make sure we are healthy and fit for school or athletics. In space, do you monitor your health, like blood pressure? If so, are the machines that are used altered in any way for space flight?
7. Allen: We saw online that some of you are conducting research on headaches in space. Are headaches worse in space? Do people get more of them?
8. Hailey: Do you use 3D printing in space? We have heard that you can print parts to repair things that break.
9. Angela: Do things go wrong on the Space Station? What do you do to prevent that from happening?
10. Sammy: How does new technology modernize today’s space flight in comparison to early explorations? Does it change how data is collected, or allow for better quality photographs?
11. Joseph: How would you compare communication with your family compared to how Apollo astronauts communicated with their families? How has technology changed it?
12. Zuriel: What are some of the problems or challenges with space? travel for someone who is not physically fit? How does NASA ensure you are ready to go into space?
13. Allen: We have teams to work on our robots, solar cars, and other projects. How is being on the ISS like being on a team?
14. Hailey: Do the astronauts ever get mad at each other?
15. Angela: We love Space Movies! Which movies are most accurate? What parts are totally unrealistic in most movies?
16. Sammy: How long does it take to get to Mars and do you think there will be anyone living there, like astronauts or scientists, in our lifetime?
17. Joseph: What was the scariest thing that has happened to you while on the Space Station or while blasting off?
18. Zuriel: While flying over Washington DC, can you see any of the monuments?
19. Allen: When do you think the general public will be able to take a space trip? How soon do you think it might be a normal thing to do?
20. Hailey: What are some of your concerns for having untrained people fly into space?
21. Angela: Have you seen anything that makes you think there might be space aliens?
22. Sammy: How many days of supplies do you always keep in reserve?
23. Joseph: If there were a one way mission to Mars, would you try to be on that crew?
24. Zuriel: What did you do as a kid that helped you prepare to be an astronaut? Anything that you now can see was essential?